Question

    The famous website known as Facebook began as a Harvard University dropout's hobby. It was once limited to university students,but it has now become the largest social networking website in the world. It is a good way for old friends to find each other and for new friends to meet.

    Facebook was started in 2004 and was then a site that only students with an email address ending in “edu” could join. It was like being part of a huge but exclusive club. College students throughout the USA joined the,website to create large networks. As Facebook's popularity grew,its founder,Mark Zuckerberg,realized even more people would love to sign up for- the service. In 2006,Facebook opened Its membership to anyone with an email address. Facebook experienced another increase in its popularity.

    In just minutes,anyone can sign up for the service and start enjoying photos or videos. Most new members also enjoy searching for friends they lost touch with years ago. Whether they knew each other from elementary,middle,high school or college,people around the world reconnect using Facebook's simple tools.

     Facebook also includes many specialized features. Members write on a friend's “wall”，a special part of each person's page. Friends post short public messages on each other's “walls”，or they can send  private(私密的) “messages”.

Facebook members also “poke(戳) ” each other Sending a “poke” to a friend is like saying “I'm thinking of you”. Like a real-life poke,a “poke” on Facebook shows you want someone's attention. Members also send “gifts”. “Gifts” are little icons(图标) of things you might really give. Members can buy these icons at a low price and send them,showing their appreciation.

32. What does the underlined word aexclusive,? in Paragraph 2 mean?

   A. Available only to some people.

   B. Teaching you something modem.

   C. Strange and difficult to understand.

   D. Supporting new ideas and methods. 

33. How did Mark Zuckerberg increase Facebook's popularity?

   A. By advertising it online.

   B. By working with schools.

   C. By making it open to any email user.

   D. By sharing students' photos and videos.

34. Paragraph 3 mainly talks about .

   A. some ways of using Facebook’s  tools

   B. what people can learn from Facebook

   C. how people make friends on Facebook

   D. some features that make Facebook popular 

35. If a Facebook member wants to get noticed by

a friend,he can.

   A. send a “gift”

   B. send a “poke” .

   C. write on the “wall”

   D. send long “messages”

Answer 1

32. A 33. C 34. D 35. B

32. A. 词义猜测题。由第二段第一句中的 only students with an email address ending in “edu” could join 可知，在成立之初，脸书只允许部分人使用，因此具有排外性。

33. C.细节理解题。由第二段最后两 句 In 2006.Facebook opened its membership to anyone with an email address. Facebook experienced another increase in its popularity 可知，脸书获得广泛使用源于其扩大了用户群。

34. D.段落大意题。第二段结尾提到 脸书得到广泛使用，第三段介绍了它的几点功能，如：快速登录享受脸书 提供的各种服务、新会员可以通过脸书找到老友等。第四段首句 Facebook also includes many specialized features对本题也有提示。

35. B.细节理解题。由最后一段中的a “poke” on Facebook shows you want someone's attention 可知答案。